diff --git a/ports/espressif/mpconfigport.mk b/ports/espressif/mpconfigport.mk
index c8bfb6f7e7..21fc50c874 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/mpconfigport.mk
+++ b/ports/espressif/mpconfigport.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ CIRCUITPY_IMAGECAPTURE = 0
 CIRCUITPY_MEMORYMAP ?= 1
 CIRCUITPY_NVM ?= 1
 CIRCUITPY_PS2IO ?= 1
-CIRCUITPY_RGBMATRIX ?= 1
+# Disabled temporarily
+CIRCUITPY_RGBMATRIX ?= 0
 CIRCUITPY_ROTARYIO ?= 1
 CIRCUITPY_SYNTHIO_MAX_CHANNELS ?= 12
 CIRCUITPY_TOUCHIO_USE_NATIVE ?= 1